This was shot at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. The main tank called the "Kuroshio Sea" holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank. The music is "Please don't go" by Barcelona. PLEASE Buy this song on the iTunes store: bit.ly/1zAVu Barcelona's website: myspace.com/barcelona This was shot using a Canon 5DMKII with a 28-135mm lens. THERE IS SUCH INCREDIBLE LIFE IN OUR OCEANS....WE MUST PROTECT THEM! For the best viewing of this video download the 720p HD version and watch it fullscreen! Download it at the bottom right of this page! (you need to be logged into Vimeo to download this file) You should visit my website: jonrawlinson.com You should follow me on Twitter here: twitter.com/jonrawlinson

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed
with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in
Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years
later, Jerry has produced a film about it. Using the original interview
recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual
narrative which tenderly romances Lennon's every word in a cascading
flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries the terrifyingly genius
pen work of James Braithwaite with masterful digital illustration by
Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon's boundless
wit, and timeless message.

A 30 day adventure through Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina!

I fly over Angel Falls, visit the equator, paraglide over Lima, ride
the roof of a train, visit the reed island of Uros, mountain bike down
the world's most dangerous road, visit a Llama fetus market, hang out
in Buenos Aires, and hike up a massive glacier!

The Girl Effect, n.

The powerful social and economic change brought about when girls have the opportunity to participate in their society.

There
are 600 million adolescent girls living in poverty in the developing
world. By giving one of these girls a chance, you start the girl
effect. When girls have safe places to meet, education, legal
protection, health care, and access to training and job skills, they
can thrive. And if they thrive, everyone around them thrives, too.

My bro Duncan recently found mebeam.com, a super easy way to do multiple live video chat without any software! We finally managed to have a live video chat with my Dad, two sisters and brother! Of course it helps if everyone in the family uses a Mac with a built-in webcam!

China: Earthquake

A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale
jolted Wenchuan County, Aba Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan
Province on May 12, causing staggering destruction.

Latest official figures indicate that over 40,075
people are feared dead, over 245,100 are injured, buried or missing,
and 4.8 million people have been displaced.

Red Cross support to those affected by the earthquake in China has been immediate.

The Red Cross Society of China has been providing
non-stop assistance to those in the affected areas, distributing tents,
food, water, clothes and medicine around the clock in the
earthquake-affected areas.

The Canadian Red Cross is accepting donations from the Canadian public to support the relief efforts that are already underway.

Total funds received for the Canadian Red Cross
China Earthquake appeal as of midday May 20 are $5.7 million. This
includes more than $3.7 million donated by generous Canadians, $1
million from the Government of Canada through the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA) and $1 million from the
Government of Ontario.

The Canadian Red Cross collects funds to meet the
immediate relief and long-term recovery needs of disaster survivors.
Should donations supporting the China Earthquake relief and recovery
effort meet the amount required, the Canadian Red Cross will cease
collecting donations for the response and will communicate this
information immediately to the public.

Canadians wishing to make a financial donation may give online
at www.redcross.ca, call 1-800-418-1111 or contact their local Canadian
Red Cross office. The 24-hour toll free line accepts Visa, MasterCard
and American Express. Cheques should be made payable to the Canadian
Red Cross, earmarked “China Earthquake” and mailed to the Canadian Red
Cross National Office, 170 Metcalfe Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, Ontario,
K2P 2P2.

A devastating cyclone hit Myanmar on May 2nd leaving
a trail of unimaginable destruction in its wake. High winds, heavy rain
and flood water have destroyed homes and livelihoods and left hundreds
of thousands of people in urgent need. Latest official figures indicate
that more than 78,000 people are dead and over two million have been
affected.

The Red Cross response was
immediate. Since the cyclone hit, over 27,000 local Red Cross
volunteers have been working around the clock to distribute urgently
needed first aid, shelter and basuc supplies.

To date, 26 Red Cross Red Crescent flights have
arrived in Yangon carrying 302 tonnes of essential relief items and
supplies, with another 230 tonnes scheduled to arrive by the end of
this week.

In addition, as part of the Government of Canada’s
rapid response project the Canadian Red Cross has successfully deployed
2,000 emergency shelter kits into the Yangon region. Myanmar Red Cross
volunteers will distribute the kits which will provide urgently needed
shelter for up to 10,000 people.

While Canadians’ response to this disaster has been
swift and generous, the needs are overwhelming and help is still
urgently needed.

The Red Cross is appealing to the public to give
generously to help the people affected by this disaster. Funds raised
will be used to provide survivors with basic supplies, emergency
shelter, and to ensure people have access to health care and clean
water.

Canadians wishing to make a financial donation may give online at
www.redcross.ca, call 1-800-418-1111 or contact their local Canadian
Red Cross office. The 24-hour toll free line accepts Visa, MasterCard
and American Express. Cheques should be made payable to the Canadian
Red Cross, earmarked “Myanmar Cyclone” and mailed to the Canadian Red
Cross National Office, 170 Metcalfe Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, Ontario,
K2P 2P2.

In Sony's new Foam City
ad, Miami becomes a soapy free-for-all when 120 million gallons of
bubbles are unleashed in the streets. The world's largest foam machine
was custom-built for the shoot, and pumped out over 500,000 gallons of
foam per minute. The commercial is for Sony's cameras, and locals got
Alpha DSLRs, Cyber-shots, and Handycams to shoot the experience. The
amateur footage wasn't in the ad, but you will eventually be able to
see it in an online gallery.

My passport expires this year so I figured I would scan it. I know, its totally random, but I wanted to have a copy of the stamps. All the pages have Flickr notes indicating which stamp is from which country.